“You must be patient before you criticize.”

“Think before you speak is criticism's motto; speak before you think is creation's.”

E.M. Forster (1879–1970) English novelist

“You don't knit because you are patient. You are patient because you knit.”

Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (1968) Canadian writer

“Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you do criticize him, you'll be a mile away and have his shoes.”

Steve Martin (1945) American actor, comedian, musician, author, playwright, and producer

“To be successful, you must develop a bold mindset. Don't be afraid of criticism.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

“How do you tell the psychiatrists from the patients in the hospital?
The patients get better and leave.”

Lisa Scottoline (1955) American writer

“You just stay patient, that's all.”

Kobe Bryant (1978–2020) American basketball player

“For a rational actor, the information he uses to shape his beliefs is a variable rather than a given. Before deciding how to act, he has to make a preliminary decision concerning the quantity of resources he is prepared to invest in looking for the relevant facts. A general must not attack before he has surveyed the terrain, or a surgeon operate before he has examined the patient. However, they must not delay too long, for then they may be surprised by the enemy’s attack or flight, or by the patient’s death.”

Jon Elster (1940) Norwegian academic

“Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.”

Cecelia Ahern book Thanks for the Memories

“Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.”
Perfer et obdura, dolor hic tibi proderit olim.

Ovid (-43–17 BC) Roman poet